Volume 19, Number 6-7
Dec 1995

Positions

Conservator of Library and Archival Materials
Nebraska State Historical Society

The Gerald R. Ford Conservation Center of the Nebraska State
Historical Society seeks a conservator of library and archival
materials to conserve objects from the Historical Society, museums,
libraries, county and local historical societies, and other public
and private clients across Nebraska and the Midwest. The Ford
Conservation Center is a state-of-the-art laboratory facility
recently constructed in Omaha, Nebraska, supported by significant
endowments and fees. The conservator will be required to equipment
and operate the paper conservation lab, advise on preservation
issues, perform conservation treatments, participate in training
activities relating to the conservation of collections and provide
input into grant proposals relating to conservation projects.
Qualified applicants must have a bachelor's degree and be a graduate
of a recognized conservation program or have equivalent
apprenticeship training. Applicants are required to have at least
five years of experience. Salary range is $25,688-$35,963 depending
on experience and qualifications, plus a generous state benefits
package. Send cover letter, resume, and State of Nebraska
Application for Employment form to Nebraska State Personnel, PO Box
94905, Lincoln, NE 68509. Closes 16 February 1996. For more
information contact Tony Schmitz at 402/471-47801, Fax 402/471-3100
or Julie Reilly at 402/595-1180, Fax 402/595-1178. AA/EOE/TDD